Ten Japanese Hotels Add New Immersive Pokémon Rooms
MIMARU, one of Japan's leading apartment-style hotel brands, has revealed a new renovation and expansion plan for their set of Pokémon Rooms.
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Ten Japanese Hotels Add New Immersive Pokémon Rooms
MIMARU, one of Japan's leading apartment-style hotel brands, has revealed a new renovation and expansion plan for their set of Pokémon Rooms.
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IHG's India hotel portfolio set to triple in 5 years: CEO Elie Maalouf
British hospitality giant IHG Hotels & Resorts is set to more than triple its open and in pipeline hotel portfolio in India to 400 over the next five years, according to the company’s top executive.
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Dar Global launches The Trump International Golf Club, Wadi Safar
The golf course will be spread over 2.6 million square meter site, and feature a gated community, a luxury Trump hotel and premium residences
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Top 5 hospitality industry trends to watch in 2026
Luxury travelers and major eventgoers are slated to drive hotel demand this year, while rising labor costs and advancements in artificial intelligence could shift hospitality operations.
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The gap between the cheapest and most expensive properties in Europe is growing
The gap between Europe’s most expensive and cheapest destinations has nearly doubled in 10 years thanks to the growing cost of luxury properties.
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World Inequality Report 2026: 56,000 Ultra-Rich Wealthier Than 4 Billion Poorest People
The World Inequality Report 2026 exposes an unprecedented wealth concentration crisis, revealing that just 56,000 ultra-wealthy individuals control more wealth than the poorest half of humanity combined, while calling for urgent global tax reforms…
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P.K. Mohankumar spent forty years at the Taj group learning hospitality is not magic but meticulous, slightly mad devotion to detail.
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Where ski butlers unclip your boots: Is this Europe's poshest ski hotel?
Butlers used to be people who fetched and carried plates, topped up wine glasses and cleared the table after lunch and dinner.
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Against all odds: A new hotel chain enters Israel
Amid Israel's tourism crisis, a new hotel chain opens four boutique hotels: Two new in Tel Aviv and two former Brown hotels in Eilat are rebranded.
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Acquisition of Hotel in Makkah Considered Not in Line with Mandate and Intermediary
The decision of Danantara to acquire land and the Novotel Makkah Thakher City Hotel in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia, is considered not in line with the main mandate of the institution…
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Experimental adds Portuguese hotel
Experimental Group continues to grow its hybrid portfolio of bars, restaurants and hotels across Europe
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Singapore’s Luxury Hotel Boom: How the Lion City is Winning the High-End Tourism Bet
For decades, Singapore has been known as a global financial hub and a model of urban efficiency. However, as we move into 2026, the Lion City is undergoing a glittering transformation.
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City Index 2025 sees shift due to tourism gains in East Asia
Global Power City Index 2025 sees city rankings shift due to tourism gains in East Asia and inflationary pressures in the west, 48 major cities evaluated in Mori Memorial Foundation’s GPCI-2025 report…
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Atari Launches Hotel Chain & Invites Gamers To Invest In 'The Future Of Hospitality'
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Atari have launched 'the first-ever purpose-built gaming hotel in the Western Hemisphere', and it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie come to life.
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Hyatt names Jason Ballard global brand leader for Essentials portfolio
Hyatt Hotels appointed Jason Ballard as global brand leader for its Essentials portfolio to steer the division’s next phase of growth, the company announced Tuesday.
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The World’s Most Famous Ice Hotel Just Opened — and It Has a Fully Playable Piano Made of Ice
Every winter, one of the most unusual hotels on Earth rises from the frozen Torne River in northern Sweden. Built entirely from ice and snow, ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi is remade from scratch each year. And when spring arrives, it melts back into the…
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The Love Story That Built Two Of South Africa’s Most Iconic Hotels
When the late Stanley Tollman, wearing a small red carnation in his lapel, took Beatrice “Bea” Lilienstein out to dinner, for their first date, in July 1952, it was to a hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean in Umhlanga, just north of South Africa’s…
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How Makkah’s hotels sustain performance under constant high demand
What GMs can learn from Makkah’s operational playbook to build resilient hotel operations. When every day feels like peak season, hotel leadership becomes less about managing the moment and more about building stamina…
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